Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Asterales > Family Compositae > Tribe Cichorieae > Genus Launaea

Launaea lanifera Pau

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Launaea*	Cass.	accepted genus name
*Heterachaena*	Fresen.	heterotypic synonym
*Lomatolepis*	Cass.	heterotypic synonym
*Microrhynchus*	Less.	heterotypic synonym
*Rhabdotheca*	Cass.	heterotypic synonym
*Zollikoferia*	DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Launaya*		orthographic variant
*Launea*		orthographic variant
*Launaea amal-aminiae*	N. Kilian	taxonomically included in
*Launaea angustifolia*	(Desf.) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Launaea arborescens*	(Batt.) Murb.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea capitata*	(Spreng.) Dandy	taxonomically included in
*Launaea cervicornis*	(Boiss.) Font Quer & Rothm.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea fragilis*	(Asso) Pau	taxonomically included in
*Launaea lanifera*	Pau	taxonomically included in
*Launaea massavensis*	(Fresen.) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Launaea mucronata*	(Forssk.) Muschl.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea nudicaulis*	(L.) Hook. f.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea procumbens*	(Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal	taxonomically included in
*Launaea pumila*	(Cav.) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Launaea quercifolia*	(Desf.) Pamp.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea spinosa*	(Forssk.) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Launaea viminea*	Batt.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Lactuca spinosa*	Lam.	heterotypic synonym
*Launaea acanthoclada*	Maire	heterotypic synonym; nom. nov.
*Launaea spinosa*		synonym; nom. inval.
*Launaea spinosa subsp. acanthoclada*		synonym; nom. inval.
*Sonchus spinosus*	sensu Willkomm, M. & Lange, J. 1865–1870: Prodromus florae hispanicae 2. – Stuttgart	misapplied name
*Sonchus spinosus var. cervicornis*	sensu Willkomm, M. & Lange, J. 1865–1870: Prodromus florae hispanicae 2. – Stuttgart	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Majorcan: erissó; gatell; gatobell; socorrell sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: asnacho; cardavieja borde; escarraviejo; papo de vieja; paporruyo; papovieja; paraviejo; pendejo; pendejón; rascamoño; rascamoños; rascavieja; rascaviejas

Literature

nomenclatural reference	in Mem. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona, Ser. Bot., 1(3): 23. 1925

Genbank

Citation

Greuter, W. Launaea lanifera Pau. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6896510e-f7bf-4a30-a3c7-66d19a71167f

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex I 2009 This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.